A married couple (Cumberbatch, Foy) move back to his childhood
village to start a family but a surprise visit from the husband's brother
(Evans) ignites sibling rivalry and exposes the lies embedded in the couple's
relationship. An evocative, beautifully shot drama that examines the fragile
relationship between truth, intimacy and betrayal.

***

A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a
family but a surprise visit from the husband's brother ignites sibling rivalry
and exposes the lies embedded in the couple’s relationship.WRECKERS is an evocative, beautifully shot debut from director D R Hood
that examines the fragile relationship between truth, intimacy and betrayal.

Features stand out performances from some of the best British acting talent
working today including Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse, Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy, and BBC's Sherlock Holmes), Claire Foy (BBC's Little
Dorrit and Channel 4's The Promise) and Shaun Evans (Endeavour,
The Take).

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The
Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Bitrate:

Audio

English (Dolby Digital 5.1),
English (Dolby Digital 2.0)

Subtitles

None

Features

Release Information:Studio: Artificial Eye

Aspect Ratio:Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1

Edition Details:

• Interview
with the director D R Hood• The Other Man• The Journey Man• Theatrical trailer

DVD Release Date: March 12th, 2012Keep Case
Chapters: 12

Comments:

Interesting,
cerebral look at a relationship and trust with an underlying mysterious,
suspense, angle. Wreckers is a relatively short film and
deliberately paced. Connecting early - or simply allowing yourself to -
is paramount to appreciation. I enjoyed it but can see how it might be
an acquired taste - as some may see it as having 'student film'
characteristics.

Artificial Eye supply a dual-layered
transfer that holds some texture. I imagine this looks fairly accurate
to the original. The disc is anamorphic and has a high bitrate. Any
softer shots are inherent in the production. Style is quite pleasing
with a fearless approach to close-ups. Audio gives options for a
superfluous surround or 2.0 channel stereo. Sound is clean but optional
subtitles might have been appropriate for those less familiar with the
accents. The disc is coded for region 2 in the PAL standard.

AE have included two interesting D.R. Hood shorts -
Journey Man (2002) and The Other Man (2006) which showcase
signature similarities to the main feature. There is also an interview
with D. R. Hood - which had some revealing elements and there is a
trailer.

As I stated - Wreckers
is not for everyone - but I enjoyed the presentation and look forward to
more from the director. There is a lot of good here with some
individualistic spirit to the film realization.